Hans Jakob Hitz (born 12 April 1949 in

Zons Zons (), formerly known as Feste Zons ''( Fortress Zons''), today officially called ''Stadt Zons'' (''Zons Town'') is an old town in Germany on the west bank of the Lower Rhine between Cologne and Düsseldorf. It has been a part (Stadtteil) of th ...

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retired slalom canoeist who competed in the 1970s. He won a silver medal in the C-2 team event at the

1971 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships The 1971 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Meran, Italy under the auspices of International Canoe Federation for the second time. It was the 12th edition. The mixed C2 team event was discontinued following the 1969 championships. Me ...

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. Hitz also finished ninth in the C-2 event at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

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1949 births Canoeists at the 1972 Summer Olympics German male canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists for West Germany Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships {{Germany-canoe-bio-stub